Broadway Backwards 2022
Broadway luminaries and cheerful audience members united in full and jubilant force May 23, 2022, lending their light to celebrate LGBTQ+ lives, culture and contributions with the in-person return of Broadway Backwards.
Broadway Backwards 2022 the 16th edition of the show, which had not been performed live since 2019 because of the coronavirus pandemic, raised a record-breaking $758,582 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City.
Jenn Colella returned as host, leading a cast of 86 performers and a 13-piece orchestra that enchanted a standing-room-only audience at Disney’s New Amsterdam Theatre with LGBTQ+ affirming numbers.
The evening kicked off with a scorching rendition of “Le Jazz Hot” from Victor/Victoria, performed by the vivacious Matt Doyle. A 2022 Tony Award nominee for Company, Doyle stepped into Julie Andrews’ famous shoes with the help of a sizzling ensemble of Broadway Backwards dancers. What starts with Doyle cooly crooning evolves into a dynamic celebration of jazz, starting the night off with an electric energy.
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Broadway Backwards 2022
Broadway Backwards 2022, Broadway Backwards, Matt Doyle, Joaquina Kalukango, Bernadette Peters, Alexandra Billings, Andrew Keenan Bolger, Domini Dorset, Bill Nolte, Mimi Scardulla, Aaron Craven, Kate Coffey, Danielle Erin Rhodes, Janelle Farias Sando, J Harrison Ghee, John Riddle, Claybourne Elder, Veanne Cox, Nick Kohn, Mallory Micheallann, Broadway Cares